Authorities Flag Five Landfills in Critical Condition, Risking Fire

Authorities flag 5 landfills in ‘critical condition’

MANILA, Philippines — Five sanitary landfills, one in Metro Manila and the rest in the provinces, are at risk of catching fire, the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) told the Senate committee on environment, natural resources and climate change on Monday during a hearing on solid waste management. Director Michael Matias of the EMB, which is

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